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It's that time again 🎃 I always tell myself I'll start early and somehow it's mid-September before I've even picked a pattern.

https://i.postimg.cc/yJWZJk4X/skull-head-cross-stitch-joanne.jpg

Sneaking in a head start though: just finished this little skull with a red bow. Cute rather than creepy ...

mags wrote: Sat Aug 29, 2026 8:06 am Oh this is gorgeous, well done.

thank you

https://i.postimg.cc/G9t6fBVP/myflora.jpg

I charted this one back in the spring and have been picking at it ever since. 180 x 209 stitches, 35 DMC shades. The ribbon alone took three evenings, because the pinks sit so close together that I kept reaching for the wrong skein. Worth it in the end, I ...

Everything above is technique, so I'll add what comes before it: choosing the chart. I design patterns, so I see this from the other side. Look at grid size and colour count together. Thirty colours across a large design is a rich palette. Thirty across a small one is confetti — and confetti is what ...

Tiny Modernist Huge selection, but I wasn’t completely satisfied with the charts
Artecy Cross Stitch Pretty good overall. Nice selection and solid patterns.
Clover Stitchery Smaller selection, but the patterns are very high quality and well prepared.